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A week in security (May 8-14)

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Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: ad block

Tags: sponsored tweets

Tags: Twitter

Tags: fake BBC News

Tags: AVLab assessment

Tags: Google

Tags: Google Passkey

Tags: MSP

Tags: Patch Tuesday

Tags: Discord

Tags: RedStinger

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: Aurora stealer

Tags: Invalid Printer loader

Tags: MSI

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Brightline

Tags: ransomware review

Tags: Allan Liska

Tags: Lock and Code S04E11

The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14.

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A week in security (April 17 – 23)

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Categories: News

Tags: fake Chrome update

Tags: AirBnb scam

Tags: fake IRS tax email

Tags: Ransomware in Germany report

Tags: Living Off The Land

Tags: LOTL attack

Tags: ALPHV ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: spring cleaning your browser

Tags: lost injured dog Facebook hoax

Tags: Facebook hoax

Tags: swatting-as-aservice

Tags: LockBit ransomware

Tags: Instagram scam

Tags: Domino Backdoor

Tags: Malwarebytes Admin

Tags: Fancy Bear

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: QBot

Tags: Chrome zero-day

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Cambridge Analytica settlement claim

The most interesting security related news from the week of April 17 – 23.

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FTC tackles tech support scams by chasing payment processor firms

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Categories: News

Tags: ftc

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: scammers

Tags: payment processor

Tags: fine

Tags: visa

Tags: chargeback

We take a look at a story involving the FTC going head to head with a payment processor caught up in tech support scam allegations.

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Tech support scammers target Microsoft users with fake Office 365 USB sticks

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Categories: News

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: USB stick

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: scammers

Tags: Office 365

Tags: fake

Tags: phone call

We take a look at a Microsoft warning related to tech support scammers sending out bogus USB sticks in the mail.

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A week in security (June 13 – June 19)

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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:49:33 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Taking down the IP2Scam tech support campaign

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Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:41:16 +0000

Tech support scams follow a simple business model that has not changed much over the years. After all, why change a recipe that continues to yield large profits. We see countless such campaigns and block them indiscriminately to protect our customers from being defrauded by a fraudulent tech support agent over the phone. Every now…

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